Broadband & Mobile Awards 2018

On 8th February, we’ll once again be gathering to celebrate the very best of the telecoms industry at the uSwitch Broadband and Mobiles Awards 2018.
As ever, we’ll be recognising the mobile, broadband and TV providers with the year's best customer service, fastest speeds and most innovative products, as determined by consumer votes, a judging panel and data from our site.

About the awards

uSwitch Broadband and Mobiles Award winners are decided by customer satisfaction research and our team of judges, composed of industry experts and technology journalists.
The Fastest Mobile Network award will be determined from data supplied by analysts Rootmetrics, an IHS Markit company.
In conjunction with Opinium Research, uSwitch polled 5,600 smartphone users to decide the winners of the consumer-voted award categories.

Meet the judging panel

The awards judging panel is made up of leading news, technology and consumer finance journalists.

James Titcomb

Technology editor, The Telegraph

James Titcomb is the Telegraph's Technology Editor, leading the technology coverage across the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and telegraph.co.uk. He has been at the Telegraph for five years and covers the whole of the tech industry, from the biggest Silicon Valley companies to British startups, consumer technology and security.

Dan Simmons

Reporter and producer, BBC Click

Dan has been reporting and producing the BBC’s flagship tech show, Click for more than 10 years. He has reported on the introduction of all-you-can-eat data plans, touchscreens, fairer roaming charges, 4G, and travelled to Africa, Asia, and the Amazon rainforest to report on how mobile empowers communities globally.

Katie Collins

News reporter, CNET

Katie Collins is CNET's London-based news reporter. She is passionate about great design, the intersection of science and technology, and tech for good. In a previous life, she wrote for Reuters, Wired and Ars Technica.

Tara Evans

Digital consumer editor, The Sun Online

Tara Evans is the Sun Online's digital consumer editor. Before working for the current bun she worked for newspapers and magazines, including writing a weekly column for Woman's Own. She's passionate about saving money and helping consumers get the best possible service.

Ru Bhikha

Tech spokesperson, uSwitch

As one of uSwitch’s Tech spokespeople, Ru doesn’t need much encouragement to share his opinion on anything from smart homes to drones. He’s passionate about arming consumers with the insights and knowledge they need to make informed decisions about the best handset or SIM deal for their mobile needs.

Jeff Parsons

Acting technology and science editor, Mirror Online

Jeff Parsons is the Acting Technology and Science Editor for the Mirror Online. He's responsible for interpreting today's tech trends and distilling them into accurate and entertaining stories for a mass consumer audience. You can find him writing on Mirror.co.uk/tech or speaking on the popular Future File podcast.

Catherine Hiley

Content editor, uSwitch

As Content Editor for uSwitch’s Mobile Phone department, Catherine spends her work days writing up the latest tech news, updating guides, and playing with new handsets.
If she’s not at her desk, you’ll likely find Catherine listening to loud music, planning yet another trip to Disneyland or ranting about Saints FC’s latest poor performance.

Chris Hall

Editor, Pocket-lint

Chris sits in the Editor’s chair, guiding the good ship Pocket-lint through the tumultuous seas of an ever-changing world of tech. Involved with Pocket-lint from its foundation, he’s best known for his critical eye and throwaway snark.

Jonathan Leggett

Editor-at-large, uSwitch

uSwitch’s editor-at-large, Jonathan works across the Mobiles, Broadband and TV editorial teams. With seven years’ experience writing everything from megabytes to megapixels and dashboards to docks, there isn’t much he doesn’t know about tech.
Likes: Fifa doubles. Crusty old records. Shiny new records. Dislikes: Most third-phase MCU movies. Networking. Emoji. ‘Influencers’.

Harriet Meyer

National freelance journalist and editor

Harriet has specialised in personal finance and property journalism for over 15 years. She has worked as editor of The Observer newspaper’s Cash section, alongside writing for a wide range of newspapers, magazines and websites as a freelance journalist. These include The Observer, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, MoneySavingExpert, Moneywise, Investors Chronicle, Saga, House Beautiful, and many others.

Esther Shaw

National freelance consumer and PF journalist

Esther Shaw is an award-winning financial and property Journalist and former Money Editor at the Sunday Express and Deputy Money Editor at both the Independent and Independent on Sunday. As a freelancer, she now writes across a wide range of titles including the Mail on Sunday, Sun on Sunday, Mirror Online, Observer and Telegraph, as well as for magazines, including Moneywise and Good Housekeeping.

Carrie-Ann Skinner

Tech Expert at Good Housekeeping

Having spent a decade working as a technology journalist, there's not a gizmo, gadget or bit of tech that Carrie-Ann hasn't put through its paces. By her own admission she’s obsessed with all things tech - from laptops, cameras and smartphones to the wave of smart home systems and internet-based services that are hitting the market. When not reviewing gadgets Carrie-Ann can be found rustling up some tasty baked goods in her kitchen.

Christine Torlay

Handsets and SIMO expert, uSwitch

A uSwitcher of four years standing, with time served in the Broadband and Mobiles teams. Christine is our resident expert when it comes to cutting-edge handsets and SIMO products. She specialises in no-nonsense advice that cuts through the jargon, with the aim of making technology accessible to everyone.

Victoria Woollaston

Editorial director, Alphr and Expert Reviews

Victoria is Editorial Director of Alphr and Expert Reviews at Dennis. She's been writing about tech and science since her days at WebUser in 2009. More recently she edited the MailOnline’s Science and Tech section, where she broke a story about a caterpillar that looks like Donald Trump, and ran WIRED’s UK website.

Dani Warner

TV expert, uSwitch

From TV packages to the latest series, Dani knows what consumers want to know about all things TV. She recognises that everyone has their own unique taste and every household wants something different. Dani's passion lies in making sure consumers know about, find and get the best TV content and packages.

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